Pony Express Riders Race to Recreate Historic Route
Utah Gov Rampton and California Gov Brown back a 756 mile reenactment from Salt Lake City to Sacramento. Wary riders from Weber County and California team trade leather pouches observing Bicentennial as crowds watch in Salt Lake City. Both squads race day and night to reach home towns by Saturday amid desert miles and historic riders like Buffalo Bill Cody noted in the era. Charles S Jones earns Michigan State University master social work degree and honorary doctor of laws.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Troy Austin
Main St
Pony Express
Utah
Cal Rampton
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Sacramento
California State Horseman’s Association
Weber County Sheriff's Mounted Posse
Nevada
Tribune
Austin
Betty Phillips
Fresno
St. Joseph
Telegraph
Buffalo Ill Cody
Olympic Village housing 11 000 athletes for XXI Olympiad
The Olympic Village, a 19 story complex near the stadium, will house nearly 11 000 athletes during the 1976 Summer Games in the first Canadian city to host the event. It opened today with 989 furnished apartments though costs ballooned from 30 million to as much as 95 million amid overruns.
Nebraska studies recharge methods for ground water
Nebraska researchers with the Water Resources Research Institute and the U S Geological Survey begin studies on artificial ground water recharge. Initial two year focus on well recharge funded largely by the Old West Regional Commission. A 48 hour test pumped over one million gallons from a Hamilton County well near the Platte River through irrigation pipe into another well with no adverse reactions.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Nebraska
Nebraska Water Resources Research Institute
U.S. Geological Survey
Old West Regional Commission
Hamilton County
Platte River
Carter Dominates Spotlight as Other 1976 Democrats Fade
Washington briefing reviews Democratic contenders no longer in the hunt for the 1976 nomination. Sen. Henry Jackson had strong endorsements but mechanical campaigning. Birch Bayh failed to capture key blocs. Sargent Shriver and Terry Sanford lacked distinct platforms.
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Arnold Sawislak
Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Sen
Henry Jackson
Senate
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Sargent Shriver
War On Poverty
Peace Corps
Kennedy
Terry Sanford
Democratic Charter Commission
Bentsen
Democratic Party
Texas
Milton Shapp
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Columbus Telegram
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